I would like to reproof it as it has had standing water in one part for a while during this winter whilst I was away and now that patch appears to get wet!

John

]]>ebay haf for salehttp://haflingerandpinzgauerclubuk.org/forum/discussion/1437/ebay-haf-for-sale
Wed, 03 Jan 2018 04:27:19 -0500peter_m1437@/forum/discussionshttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Steyr-Daimler-Puch-Haflinger-703ap-Damaged/253341359922?hash=item3afc525f32:g:~rMAAOSwVNxaS04P]]>Ever since I have owned Lurch, the gearbox has been noisy!http://haflingerandpinzgauerclubuk.org/forum/discussion/1429/ever-since-i-have-owned-lurch-the-gearbox-has-been-noisy
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 14:41:53 -0400heinkeljb1429@/forum/discussions"Apologise for the bad formatting of this post! For some reason it has not copied from MS word correctly."

Ever since I have owned Lurch, the gearbox has "whined". As one might imagine, it has slowly been getting worse - "slowly" being the operative word, as I have been changing the oil more frequently than the specified service intervals.I bought some spares a couple of years later and as luck would have it, there was a gearbox / Diff unit amongst them. So earlier on this year I gave the spare gearbox to my friend Alf who agreed to rebuild it for me.He has a suitable workshop with the relevant tools and a couple of special tools that make re-building a gearbox easier! Certainly easier than trying to do it in the open air on a workbench and having to hammer bearings in and out!

Anyway, he sent me a list of new parts that would berequired for the gearbox and these were duly ordered from Haflinger Technic. Biggest expense was a replacement reverse gear cog - the one in the 'box was missing a tooth! Alf proceeded to rebuild the gearbox which turned out to be an "early" 4 speed + Krawler gearbox. Slightly different from Lurch's 5 speed box, but then beggars can't be choosers!

With the gearbox being ready, We made a plan for me to driveLurch up to his place and then spend the weekend swapping them over. A long journey through London because I don't fancy argueing with the traffic trying to go through the Dartford tunnel, but somehow I am prepared to argue with the traffic going through the Blackwall tunnel(?) Weird! I actually drove Lurch to work and then set off for Alf's straight after work as there was no point driving home and then driving virtually passed work's front door an hour later. Anyway, fight my way through London rush hour traffic and arrive at Alf's late Friday evening. The rest of the evening spent nattering andplanning the following days tasks.

Having woken early and had breakfast, we set about disconnecting everything connecting the engine and gearbox from the platformand undoing the 4 bolts that hold the platform to the towers.Engine out, and jack the platform up high enough to remove the gearbox and tower as one piece. There were various nuts and bolts that fought to stay connected, but all eventually succumbed to the administrations of either of us or both depending on what was required.

With the gearbox out, we had to strip the two drive axles and ancillary items to make up a working gearbox to put back in Lurch. Firstunforeseen problem was when the rear diff lock would not work. Dismantled whilst it was still on the bench, but there appeared to be nothing wrong, maybe it was just sticking due to lack of oil? Who knows? With it working we finished putting things back on the Diff. Call it a day, more work tomorrow!

Manhandle the gearbox and drive shafts back in under Lurch and start putting things back together. We had problems adjusting the gear linkage as the three holes wouldn't line up, dismantle the cap on the gearbox tower, re-adjust the linkage and finish connecting things up. Engine back in and connected up. Fire it up and go, err attempt to go for a drive - sort of some forward gears, no reverse! What's gone wrong? It appears that the forks in the gearbox are jamming as we move the gear lever. Alf was sure he hadn't put it together wrongly, but it did look like the fingers on the selector forks were in the wrong place.

By this time it was getting late on the Sunday evening and I needed to be back at work the next morning, so I took the train home and leftpoor Lurch in Alf's workshop. During the week, Alf spent some time working out what was wrong. he came to the conclusion that there was nothing wrong with the gearbox and that it was the bottom of the gear lever linkage that had too much play in it!

So I had been expecting to catch a train back to Alf's and to spend the next weekend busy working on Lurch to sort out whatever was wrong.As it turned out, Alf had fixed it during the week and all I was going to have to do was go and collect Lurch! The clutch and gearbox feel very different compared to Lurch's original gearbox, but at least this one doesn't whine. The clutch sticks but that is probably due to the fact the main drive pinion shaft on this new gearbox was very rusty and has just been cleaned up as much as possible. Maybe some use will smooth things out a bit.

The drive back home showed up a couple of things, like I need to replace the brake shoes and the handbrake cable. There is also an issue with an oil leak from a front diff gaiter and possibly from the fulcrum pins.

John

]]>Insurancehttp://haflingerandpinzgauerclubuk.org/forum/discussion/1389/insurance
Fri, 26 May 2017 13:00:05 -0400morgac1389@/forum/discussionsThe time for getting the Haflinger on the road is drawing near, any advice on insurance companies to use, are there ones out there that specialise on this sort of vehicle ?, also on another note, does the haflinger run on normal unleaded or do you use additive to lubricate the valve seats?

Off with the front Diff guard and light tapping with a screwdriver on the loose paint produced an even bigger hole - Just remember people, if you can deal with rust issues when you first see them, you have a better chance of solving the issue before resorting to cutting and welding!

So, mark out a suitably sized section to cut out with the angle grinder. Then discover that the bottom edge of the accelerator rod cover was also in need of attention. Slightly bigger hole made of the outside allowed me to cut and weld in a replacement section on the accelerator rod cover. Next to bend up a suitable section to replace the footwell bit. A block of Oak with a suitable channel cut in it allows you to shape the ribbing into your replacement piece of metal.

Welded that section in. My welding is not beautiful, but at least it is functional and that bit isn't going to fall off!

All back together and maintenance tasks done, the next weekend was Dersingham. All my plans for going up early Saturday morning went out the window as I was required to babysit my grandson until lunchtime.

Setting off just after lunch hit the first snag - Virgin Media are putting fibre in round the neighbourhood and so roads closed while they lay it across the road. Different route out of Lewes it is then.

Less then ten miles out and I hear a "clang". Lurch does not appear to be behaving any different so it can't have been that important, anyway I stop in the next layby several miles further on and go round Lurch looking for what it could have been - Ah Ha! The battery box lid has fallen off! It's a homemade wooden affair made by the previous owners. Not critical, so bit of wire to make sure teh battery can't fall out and off we go again.

Get to London and decide to go via the woolwich ferry, only to find out that there is only one running.... Takes much long to do the crossing.

Miss the turning for the A11 and decide to go on to the A10 rather than turn round. More time added to the journey, but that's not a problem. Going up the A10 I notice the oil pressure gauge has gone nuts and is flickering between zero and one hundred PSI. Stop on the hard shoulder and check the oil level. That's fine, so looks like it is the sender or the gauge that is playing up. Drive on. Now I am stopping every 20 odd mile to check on the oil level to make sure it is still okay. No change just a mad gauge!

On one of the stops, I look at how close the senders electrical connection is to the bodywork, put a piece of cardboard in between and it seems to have cured the issue. (fingers crossed).

So I finally arrive at Dersingham after everyone else has already eaten, but luckily Nigel had let the kitchen know I was on my way and would be late, so they had food available for me when I arrived!

Put up the tent in the dark, but that's not a big issue, I've put this tent up before!

Next morning, have to get fuel and then we are ready for the day's driving around green lanes and other single lane roads. Hopefully someone else will bother to write something up relating to that part of the week end.

Major highlight, at the end of the run on the way home, John's Pinzgauer started running rough and it smoking a lot. Limping back to the campsite, it is diagnosed as a faulty injector.

This is going to fun! He does not have any breakdown recovery, so now he needs to get home via trains, strip parts from a spare engine and then get back to the campsite to fit and test.

I had brought a spare gearbox (old and in need of a rebuild) up with me as Alf had kindly offered to look at it for me. So on Monday morning I pack up and head homeward. I stopped at Alf's on the way down as it is on the route I take. A cup of coffee and brunch later I set again for home. Other than the missing battery box cover (which I found at he side of the road teh next weekend when I went looking for it) and the nuts oil pressure gauge it was a good weekend.

John

(& Lurch)

]]>Lurch has a replacement exhaust systemhttp://haflingerandpinzgauerclubuk.org/forum/discussion/1337/lurch-has-a-replacement-exhaust-system
Sun, 06 Nov 2016 11:40:44 -0500heinkeljb1337@/forum/discussionsFollowing a mishap where I basically ripped part of Lurch's exhaust pipes and silencer off whilst doing a punch hunt the other weekend. I looked into replacing the pipes and silencer with original style parts. Unfortunately, as a lot of the other parts of the exhaust system would also have needed changing it was going to cost more than I can afford right at the moment. So I looked at other methods of repair / replacement.

In the end I opted for buying some pre-bent bits of tubing and some flexible heating / exhaust pipe. I already had a small "cherry bomb" silencer I had purchased last time I broke the exhaust at a Haflinger offroad event a couple of years ago.

Started off by measuring how far down the pipes come from the heat exchanger mainfold (I only had the good nearside pipe to measure from), then I cut off the manifold mounting plate. Held another section of pre-bent pipe in correct position whilst my friend Stephen made some quick tack welds to hold the bits together.

Same happened for the offside bit of pipe. Now I had two bits of tubing coming up next the gearbox as I thought if I was going to the trouble of putting this all together, I might as well get the silencer really up and out of the way.

There are atleast a couple of other Haflingers out there with similar setups - why the original designers put the exhaust system below the sump guard on an offroad vehicle we will never know!

Another off the shelf exhaust pipe reducer made a bit oval allowed me to do some measuring and then tack weld it two join the two pipes into one.

Another off the shelf exhaust pipe joiner allowed me to put a length of flexible hose in the other end and bend it so I could fit the "cherry bomb" to the side of the footwell box.

Once it was all tack welded in place, took it off and TIG welded and brazed the bits together.

It's a bit noisier than I had intended, so I might have to stick something down it's throat!

Atleast the only bits of exhaust system that are still vulnerable are the two bits which come down from the heat exchangers.

Pictures below show it all fitted.

good for another few years.

John

(and Lurch)

]]>Pinz 712 LPG Conversionhttp://haflingerandpinzgauerclubuk.org/forum/discussion/1326/pinz-712-lpg-conversion
Thu, 08 Sep 2016 08:30:08 -0400Triple71326@/forum/discussionsIs this something people do? What is the mpg on Lpg? I have an ambulance body so where is the best place for the tank? the petrol tank has already been enlarged into the adjacent storage locker. Also does anybody know the current cost and a good person to do it?

I know I've snuck in quite a few questions here but any info would really be appreciated.

Many thanks. ]]>VW engined Haflingerhttp://haflingerandpinzgauerclubuk.org/forum/discussion/250/vw-engined-haflinger
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 09:42:24 -0500heinkeljb250@/forum/discussionsIt is not some thing I need to do at present as the original engine in mine is working, but I can see "engine transplant" as being something of interest if the original engine becomes either too expensive to refurbish, or parts too unobtainable.

Questions like, do you have to have a special connecting part made to join the crank output from your new engine to the gearbox input shaft, or is there some one who makes these bit already?

Similarly, do you have to get an adapter plate made to allow you to bolt the engine to the existing gearbox mountings. Do you have to make additional engine mountings to share some of the load of the new engine?

John

]]>Where is the VIN plate to be found?http://haflingerandpinzgauerclubuk.org/forum/discussion/1294/where-is-the-vin-plate-to-be-found
Fri, 08 Apr 2016 15:53:07 -0400Didicoy1294@/forum/discussionsAny suggestions of its possible location? I notice the Log book say unladen weight states 4 ton. What will the gross vehicle weight (MAM) be? I think I need to get the vehicle on a weigh bridge, and check it with tanks full, fresh water tanks and grey tank. LPG, I will try to run with a full fuel diesel tank until I can trust the fuel gauge. My experience of camper vans and motorhomes is they are usually very close to the maximum legal weight when loaded with supplies and passengers. Is there a way to increase the weight classification? or I may need to consider towing a trailer for longer adventures. Without finding the VIN I'm struggling to deduce what I can carry and tow legally. Can you advise me on any of the above? Thanks in advance. ]]>Haffy Insurancehttp://haflingerandpinzgauerclubuk.org/forum/discussion/1276/haffy-insurance
Sat, 28 Nov 2015 05:42:57 -0500Tonkatoy1276@/forum/discussionsHi, all. Just got Haffy insured Fully Comp for the mouth watering sum of £89, @ Premier Choice. FJ insurance would do £84 but you have to wait on the line too long, to speak to a living, breathing, organism.

Hope this is helpful to someone, who like me have always had a traders policy.

Has anyone else come across this? Almost inevitably an academic question for me as the chances of actually driving a Haf over the bridge is slim to say the least :D

]]>Lurch and the MOT testerhttp://haflingerandpinzgauerclubuk.org/forum/discussion/1236/lurch-and-the-mot-tester
Sat, 28 Mar 2015 07:47:54 -0400heinkeljb1236@/forum/discussionsLurch had to have his annual MOT test today.

The MOT test(er) probably wasn't even born when Lurch wasmade... Had to explain where everything was, lights - pull that switch. Dip?Put your foot on that switch on the floor. Wipers? That switch there. Where'sthe key to start the engine? Switch that on, press that button...

Still we got there in the end. He found a gear and drove iton to the lift, it's so narrow that it only just fits. When he was lookingunderneath for somewhere to jack the rear and then the front up, he had to goand "borrow" from the other MOT bay some more spacers to allow thejack to reach the drive shaft tubes in order to get the wheels off the floor.Looked at this, turned that, looked at that, wiggled this and that. Finisheddoing those checks and discovered that the track had narrowed even further whenhe jacked the front up using the central tube. Still it drove off the lift withno problems - once he had found reverse gear!

Took it outside with his new-fangled electronic (idiot proof- only has a single light that goes from red to green) Tappley meter. He onlymanaged to stay in one gear and when he hit the brakes it lifted the rearwheels off the floor..... For some reason he did that twice? Do you think hewas having fun? Actually, I was waiting for him just to take his foot off the accelerator and see what happens...

So at the end of it all, Lurch has passed for another yearwith flying colours.

John

]]>So who's is the piece of scrap metal then?http://haflingerandpinzgauerclubuk.org/forum/discussion/1227/so-who039s-is-the-piece-of-scrap-metal-then
Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:08:31 -0500heinkeljb1227@/forum/discussionsWhere did it come from? Did you put it together or was it done by someone else? How long has it taken you from the heap of bits in the garage to something that looks like a Haflinger again?

The relevant day arrived (today) and I set off and arrived with no issues.

The event was held in a old chalk pit so had a mixture of leaves, grass, mud and chalk as a surface. I didn't take the original wheels and tyres with me as they really don't have much more tread than the 13 inch Mud & Snow tyres I have on for normal everyday use.

This is the first Trials I have ever taken part in so I was not expecting to do well against people who have been taking part for a while already. Now the biggest problem is I don't how they actually score your run. What I do know is that you start at a gate with a number 10 and drive though a gate 9 all the way down to gate number 1 and you are not supposed to stop or cross your own tracks.

So they had I think 8 or 9 sections which had these gates in them. So on the first 3 sections I didn't manage to get passed gate number 9 as the slopes involved and the slippery chalk just meant the tyres had grip till near the top but then just spun. Obviously the Haflinger can't get a lot of momentum going so if you only have about 10 meters up a 40/50/60 degree slope you don't get very far!

Still there was one section in which if I hadn't become confused as to which pair of markers I was suppose to be going through I wouldn't have attempted to go up the section meant for modified vehicles, I might have had a clear round! I got as far as gate number 3 and had I managed to get the front wheels up on to the top of the bank, then would have been though gate 2 and gate one would have been with all four wheels on the top of the bank as that was flat.... I could have gone up a less steep section as I was in a "standard" vehicle and I think I would have managed that.

Lunch was provided as part of the "entry fee" and then it was on to another set of sections.

I think I probably averaged 2 or 3 gates overall and at the presentations at the end of the afternoon I had something like 63 points. Now the scoring is for the fewest points and the person who won the "standard" vehicles class got something 30 points. I wouldn't suggest anyone who has a "pristine" Haflinger try taking part in a Trials event unless they are prepared to accept a few scratches and bumps. I managed to "ping" my near side rear view mirror off its mountings. Fortunately, I think I can put it back together if I take it apart and use a hammer on it nicely.

I actually enjoyed the day, it was nice to try and get the Haflinger to go places where "green laneing" would never take you. It was also good fun to watch the other guys failing at the same place you did or getting further.

Obviously as I have to drive Lurch home after all this fun, I was "not" trying as hard as those people who brought their "toys" on trailers - so we have a few broken vehicles by the end of the day. Lurch not being one of them so that was a major PLUS for me!

John

]]>Wow! What a dull place this is!http://haflingerandpinzgauerclubuk.org/forum/discussion/942/wow-what-a-dull-place-this-is
Sun, 13 Jul 2014 05:40:54 -0400heinkeljb942@/forum/discussions

Making assumptions here: (I know, assumptions are the mother of all mistakes), I assume all these people who have joined have some interest in either of the two vehicles the site covers. So why can't they be bothered to even write one line like "I have a Haflinger" or " I have a Pinzgauer"?

I also assume that they check in on this site every once in a while - see that nothing has changed and leave immediately, instead of thinking "it would be more interesting if there was a new post to read and that if I start one, then some else will respond to it and that might be interesting to read"!

I am sure people would like to know even if it's a pile of bits in the corner of the garage and has been for the past 40 years. Or that they bought one last week. Or even that they just think the vehicle are funny looking.

My name is Mike Hallett and, though now retired, I used to work for Automotive Technic, the one-time agents for Steyr Daimler Puch in UK, importers of Pinzgauer for the UK military and other customers, and, subsequently, manufacturers in UK of a wide range of Pinzgauer models for UK and world markets once Graz had decided they didn't want to build them any more. Actually, it as more prosaic than that, they needed the manufacturing space for other more rewarding projects and shipped all the Pinzgauer tooling over to us. Well, enough for us to build them from scratch in our plants at Fareham and Guildford.

Initially, in 1995 when we were a small company, I had a multi-role task in liaising with the military, driver training, demonstrations, development, spares supplies and general dogsbody.... They were interesting times. We ended up with a lot more people before we took up the role of Pinzgauer manufacturer circa 2000. Before that we were also the official importer of Puch badged G-Wagens, namely the 290GDT G and Super G models. However, that ceased when Mercedes decreed that the Puch badged G-Wagens would be no more - they had previously been sold mainly in Switzerland and some former Eastern bloc countries - and subsequently all markets had Mercedes badged cars.

Automotive Technik was eventually taken over by the US company Stewart and Stevenson who were subsequently taken over by another US company called Armor Holdings and then they, in turn, were taken over by the US division of BAE. And so we came back to UK ownership. Shortly afterwards, BAE pulled the plug and Pinzgauer manufacture ceased in 2008.

I know very little about Haflinger, other than I have always been an admirer and got to drive them on occasions; all too rarely. So I'm on a learning curve here.

Right, that's me done. Hope this meets with the requirement to say something on here.

Apparently they had traversed it two previous weekends to make sure they got it right and didn't miss any turnings. I understand why! :)

Some of the routes had overgrown entrances and it was like driving through a hedge and suddenly finding yourself in a green tunnel.

I thoroughly enjoyed it and can't wait for him to organise another one - even if it is the same route! We can just travel it in the other direction!

John

P.S. Who's going to make Dersingham over the weekend 12th / 13th October?

]]>New Member up Northhttp://haflingerandpinzgauerclubuk.org/forum/discussion/633/new-member-up-north
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 02:26:46 -0400BigAl633@/forum/discussionsI am in the process of owning a rhd 1965 haflinger (in bits) which I should have home here in about two weeks time.

I will then have to start making her roadworthy I have a couple of queries as follow.

Do they all have diff locks if so how many ie center.

Is there a good place to get a parts manual.

Is there anyone close to me that has one for me to take a look I'm in Dundee Tayside DD4